The Song Dynasty was the era when the citizen class formally emerged in Chinese society. A large number of craftsmen, businessmen, and small owners formed the middle class of the Song Dynasty.

The Song Dynasty broke the strict division between political areas and civilian areas in cities in the Tang Dynasty, and expanded civilian industrial and commercial operations to every corner of the city. Bianliang, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, and Lin'an, the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, were both large cities with a population of more than one million.

There were six cities with a population of more than 200,000 in the Song Dynasty, and the number of cities with more than 100,000 households increased from a dozen in the Tang Dynasty to 46.

"There are many people with assets of one million yuan or more in the capital, and even more than one hundred thousand yuan."

Due to the development of the citizen class, all aspects of secular culture in the Song Dynasty developed rapidly. When the small citizens became wealthy, they naturally pursued high-quality life. Here we will only talk about the food of the Song Dynasty. As long as you open the "Tokyo Dream" written by Meng Yuanlao of the Song Dynasty

"Hua Lu", take a look at the chapters such as "Zhouqiao Night Market" and "Food and Drink" and you will be dazzled by the menu of various special snacks and delicacies in front of you. You will not feel your mouth watering. You will be amazed and admired that there were so many delicacies in the Song Dynasty.

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Now let me talk about a few delicacies that I know were invented and made in the Song Dynasty... Ham was invented in the Song Dynasty. The first word ham appeared in the Northern Song Dynasty. Su Dongpo clearly recorded the practice of ham in his "Guwu Tan·Diet".

, "Ham is boiled with two pig pancreas, and the oil is gone. Hide the ham in the valley, and it will remain oil-free for decades, leaving only grain chaff." In addition, it is said that Zongze, the famous anti-Jin general in the Northern Song Dynasty, returned to his hometown after returning to Beijing.

I brought back some pieces of bacon from Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, and gave it to Zhao Gou, Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty, to taste. When he cut it open, he saw that the meat was bright red and tasted delicious. He was so happy that he named it "ham".

The production of ham requires multiple technological processes. Ham is rich in minerals and protein. It is not only mouth-wateringly delicious but also a tonic for strengthening the body.

So far, Jinhua ham from Zhejiang, China is not only sold well domestically, but also exported to Europe and the United States.

It still exudes its unique and huge alluring charm for thousands of years... The real recorded hot pot in Chinese history appeared in the Song Dynasty.

Lin Hong of the Song Dynasty recorded in "Shan Jia Qing Gong", "The teacher said: In the mountains, only thin batches are used, wine sauce and pepper seasonings. Set a wind stove on the table, add half a spoon of water, and wait for a cup of soup to sound.

Divide it with chopsticks, put it into the soup and cook it, and then serve it with juice as you like. "It can be seen that this way of eating is no longer stewing and boiling but "rinsing".

Lin Hong also based on the beautiful scenery at that time of "Surge of clear river and snow, wind blowing and evening glow".

This way of eating has a romantic name called "Boxia Gong".

Later, the eating method of "Boxia Gong" spread, and people rushed to imitate it.

Soon people have used this method to prepare all kinds of meat and vegetables.

The hot pot of the Song Dynasty is exactly the same as the modern hot pot in terms of shape and structure, which makes people admire and admire... Su Dongpo can be said to be a master of gourmet food. He wrote many poems and articles about food. Now there are famous dishes named after "Dongpo"

There are: Dongpo elbow, Dongpo fish, Dongpo tofu, Dongpo cake, Dongpo soup, Dongpo crisp, Dongpo jade paste, Dongpo sprouts, Dongpo bean curd and so on.

The most famous one is Dongpo Pork, which was created by Su Dongpo in Huangzhou. After he was demoted to Huangzhou, he lived in poverty. Seeing that local pork was cheap and few people bought it, he cooked the pork himself and created

The famous "Dongpo Meat" comes out.

There is a poem "Ode to Pork" as evidence: "Wash the pan well, use less water, and you can't afford the stuffing with firewood and smoke. Don't rush it until it's cooked. When the fire is enough, it will be beautiful. The good pork in Huangzhou is as cheap as dirt.

The rich don't want to eat it, the poor don't know how to cook it. If you get up in the morning, you'll have two bowls, so you don't care. ""Dongpo Pork" is delicious, popular, and fat but not greasy.

People rushed to imitate this practice, and the reputation of "Dongpo Pork" naturally spread, and some people opened stores named after "Dongpo Pork".

It is still a famous dish in many areas of China.

In addition, it is said that Dongpo Pork was invented when Su Dongpo was renovating the West Lake in Hangzhou.

"Slow fire and less water" is the main idea of ??making Dongpo Pork. Another of his poems, "Planning Vegetables after the Rain": "Who can control the heat? The small stove should take care of itself." explains the key to heat.

Slow cooking makes the soup thick, thick and tender, with a delicious aroma that will tempt your appetite.

Research has found that after slow-cooking pork for 1 to 2 hours, saturated fatty acids are reduced by 30% to 50%, while unsaturated fatty acids that are beneficial to the human body are doubled. It can be seen that "Dongpo Pork" is not only less greasy and less fatty, but also less fatty.

People, and beneficial to people.

It is really a delicious food that is suitable for health care... The consumption of bean sprouts as a vegetable began in the Song Dynasty. Lin Hong of the Song Dynasty wrote in "Shan Jia Qing Gong": "Soak the black beans in water, expose them to the sprouts, put the chaff in a pot, spread the sand and plant the beans.

Use a board to press it. When it is long, put it in a bucket and dry it in the sun. After three days, wash it and blanch it with oil, salt, bitter wine, and spices. It is better to roll it into sesame cakes with a light yellow color.

, Famous Goose and Huangdou Sheng. "Not only the preparation method but also the eating method of bean sprouts are clearly recorded here. "Rolling with sesame pancakes" is the originator of Beijing's pizza method of rolling bean sprouts.

Su Song of the Song Dynasty wrote in "Illustrations and Materia Medica": "Mung beans and white sprouts are the best vegetables." Meng Yuanlao's "Tokyo Menghua Lu" also mentioned bean sprouts many times, such as: "Mung beans, adzuki beans, and wheat are used in

In the porcelain, soak it in water and sprout several inches of sprouts, which are called "seeds". Fang Yue, a poet of the Southern Song Dynasty, also wrote a poem called "Bean Sprouts" about the sprouting of bean sprouts.

The process is described in detail.

According to records from Song Dynasty books, there were at least five kinds of bean sprouts in the Song Dynasty: soybean sprouts, mung bean sprouts, pea sprouts, broad beans sprouts, and red bean sprouts.

Bean sprouts are of high quality and low price, and are loved by both refined and popular tastes.

It can be a luxurious banquet in an elegant hall or a home-cooked meal for common people.